Caroline yanked her hand back fiercely. "Are you implying that Eric represents my painful past, Lucas? Why do you keep trying to drive a wedge between us?"
"Whether I'm driving a wedge or not, you'll understand once your memory returns. Caroline, I don't want you to live under the shadow of Eric's lies forever," Lucas declared, his gaze resolute. "Don't you have the courage to confront the truth?"
Caroline's resistance welled within. Her feelings for Eric were becoming increasingly intricate, entwined with attachment, trust, and a hint of fear, maintaining a delicate balance she was not ready to disrupt.
With polite farewells to Lucas, she turned on her heel and left.
"Caroline, Caroline!" Lucas' voice chased after her, but she didn't look back, afraid that doing so would unleash the
